Mneesha Gellman CV, Full Length, 8-21-2018
Mneesha Gellman CV, Full Length, 8-21-2018
Mneesha Gellman CV, Full Length, 8-21-2018
Education
Northwestern University, Political Science, Evanston, IL 9/2008 – 12/2013
PhD, Comparative Politics, International Relations
Appointments
Emerson College, Boston, MA 1/2015 – present
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies
Centre for Global Cooperation Research, Käte Hamburger Kolleg, University of Duisburg-Essen
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Duisburg, Germany 4/2014-1/2015
Democratization and Memories of Violence: Ethnic Minority Rights Movements in Mexico, Turkey, and El Salvador.
Routledge, UK. Global Cooperation Series. 2017. http://www.tandf.net/books/details/9781138952683/
“Only Looking Forward: The Absence of National History in Sierra Leone.” Book chapter in “History Can
Bite: History Education in Divided and Post-War Societies. Eds. Denise Bentrovato, Karina V. Korostelina,
and Martina Schultze. V&R Unipress, Göttingen. 2016.
“Teaching Silence in the Schoolroom: Whither National History in Sierra Leone and El Salvador?” Third
World Quarterly, 36:1, 2015, pages 147-161. Impact factor: 1.156.
“Insurgents and advocates: women’s claim-making in El Salvador.” Book chapter in Cuerpo, educación y
liderazgo político: una mirada desde el género y los estudios feministas/Bodies, education and political
leadership: a gender and feminist perspective. Ed. Sara Poggio and María Amelia Viteri. FLACSO, Quito,
Ecuador, 2014, pages 37-64.
“Memories of Violence: The Role of Apology in Turkey’s Democratization Process.” Democratization, v 20,
issue 4, 2013, pages 1-24. (first published online April 2012). Impact factor: 1.581.
“World views in peace building: a post-conflict reconstruction challenge in Cambodia.” Development in
Practice, 20: 1, 2010, pages 85-98. Impact factor: 0.50.
“From Sulha to Salaam: Connecting local knowledge with international negotiations for lasting peace in
Palestine/Israel.” Co-authored with Mandi Vuinovich, Conflict Resolution Quarterly, Vol. 26, No. 2, 2009,
pages 127-148. Impact factor: 0.78.
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“Justice or Reconciliation? The Khmer Rouge Tribunal.” Book chapter in Afro-Asian Conflicts: Changing
Contours, Costs and Consequences. Ed. Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra & Seema Shekhawat. New
Century Publications, Delhi, India, 2008, pages 101-127.
“No Justice, No peace: Cambodia's Post-Conflict Reconstruction Challenges.” Asian Perspective, Vol. 32,
No. 2, 2008, pages 37-57. Impact factor: 0.57.
“Powerful Cultures: Indigenous and Western Conflict Resolution Processes in Cambodia.” Peace, Conflict
and Development, Issue 11, 2007, pages 1-28.
“El Salvador.” Entry for The SAGE Encyclopedia of War: Social Science Perspectives. Paul Joseph, General
Editor. SAGE Reference, Golson Media. 2016 online, 2017 print.
Publications in Progress
“Educating Citizens: Language Politics in Sierra Leone.” Journal of Language, Identity, and Education.
Revised and resubmitted, spring 2018.
“The right to learn our mother tongue: Education practices in Mexico and El Salvador.” British Journal of
Sociology of Education. Under review, spring 2018.
“The Politics of Memory: What Future for Transitional Justice?” Latin American Research Review. Six-book
review essay, by invitation. In process, spring 2018.
Teaching Experience
Emerson College, Boston, MA 1/2015 – present
IN154 Power and Privilege
IN213, Introduction to Global Studies
PL230, The US and Latin America
PL222, Human Rights
PL322 Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation
IN370 Politics and Society in Cuba, Global Pathways study abroad, 5/2017
IN300 Directed Study, Research and Grant-writing (Advisor)
HI395 Directed Study, Native American Narratives (Advisor, fall 2018)
PL3XX Collective Action and Identity Politics (forthcoming fall 2019)
University of Sierra Leone, Fourah Bay College, Visiting Lecturer, Sierra Leone 10/2013 – 1/2014
Social Research Methods
Northwestern University, Searle Center for Teaching Excellence, Graduate Teaching Certificate Program,
Evanston, IL 9/2010 – 8/2011
Research Experience
Sierra Leone (2012-2013), ongoing projects: Mexico (2015-2018), California (2016-2018)
Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research, Participant, Syracuse University, NY 6/2013
Autonomous University “Benito Juarez” of Oaxaca, Department of Tourism and Sustainable Development, invited
speaker, “Cultural Competency and Indigenous Language Politics” Oaxaca, Mexico, 5/17/2018
Autonomous University “Benito Juarez” of Oaxaca, Department of Languages, invited speaker, “Education Policy
and Citizen Formation: Comparative Analysis of Mexico and California,” Oaxaca, Mexico, two talks, to MA students
on 3/14/2018 and to PhD students on 6/9/2018
University of Arizona, Center for Latin American Studies, invited speaker, “Democratization and memories of
violence.” Tuscon, AZ, 1/2018
Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Invited panelist, Transitional Justice Symposium. Chicago, IL, 2/2017
University of Chicago, Center for Latin American Studies, Invited speaker, Democratization and Memories of
Violence. Chicago, IL, 2/2017. Recorded on CAN TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dclF8q6agGI
Northwestern University, Department of Political Science, invited speaker, “Inclusive teaching and academic
survival.” Evanston, IL, 2/2017
Harvard University, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Invited speaker, Shaming and
Claiming for Cultural Rights: Memory and Social Movements.” Cambridge, MA, 11/2016
Bowdoin College, Invited speaker, “Ethnic Politics in Sierra Leone.” Brunswick, ME, 4/2016
Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Integration and Conflict along the Upper Guinea Coast
Working Group Retreat, “Unifying Tongue, Unified Nation? Language Politics in Sierra Leone.” Düsseldorf,
Germany, 7/16/2014
Centre for Global Cooperation Research, Colloquium, “Teaching Silence in the Schoolroom: Whither
National History in Sierra Leone and El Salvador?” Duisburg, Germany, 7/1/2014
Northwestern University, Global Engagement Summer Institute, invited lecturer, “The Political Economy of
Nicaragua,” Chicago, IL, 6/22/2011
University of Toronto, Trudeau Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, invited panelist, Community
Approaches to Peace Conference, “Cambodian Reconciliation Strategies,” Canada, 1/2011
University of Queensland, Guest lecturer, “Peacebuilding Funding Proposals,” Australia, 8/2007
Australia Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, Seminar Speaker, “Conflict in Cambodia’s
Reconstruction,” Australia, 8/2007
University of the South Pacific, Seminar Speaker, “Indigenous Epistemologies,” Fiji, 7/2007
Rotary World Peace Symposium, Plenary Paper Presenter, “The Prospects and Challenges of Conflict
Resolution: A Case Analysis of Contemporary Cambodia,” Salt Lake City UT, 6/2007
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, Guest Speaker, Arcata CA, 7/2005
Humboldt State University, Guest Lecturer, Race and Ethics, Arcata CA, 9/2005
“Global Talk,” KMUD radio guest, “Peacebuilding in the Middle East,” Arcata, CA, 8/2005
“A World of Possibilities,” internationally syndicated program, guest-hosted “Blood Sisters: Women
Wedded by Land, Loss, and a Passion for Peace,” 8/2005
“Sista’s Place,” KHSU radio guest, “Conflict resolution in Pelican Bay State Prison,” Arcata, CA,
10/2004
Humboldt State University, Diversity Conference, Presenter, “The Prison Industrial Complex,” Arcata
CA, 2/2004
Professional Affiliations
American Political Science Association, Member, Section Member: Comparative Democratization,
Race, Ethnicity, and Politics, and Qualitative and Multi-Method Research
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International Political Science Association, Member, RC50 Language Politics
Latin American Studies Association, Life Member, Section Member: Central America, Mexico, and
Ethnicity, Race, and Indigenous Peoples
New England Council of Latin American Studies
Northeastern Political Science Association
Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies, Global Research Team Member
Professional Experience
Khmer Institute of Democracy, Conflict Manager, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 12/2006 – 2/2007
Designed comprehensive training program for Cambodian Commune Councilors and citizen volunteers in
Alternative Dispute Resolution. Trained NGO staff in non-violent communication.
United Nations Development Programme, Conflict Analyst, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 3/2006 – 7/2006
Monitored current Bolivian political developments, analyzed potential conflict sources, and made intervention
recommendations via internal reports to UN personnel.
Community Service
Expert Witness, for immigrations hearings in United States, 11/2016-present
Jamaica Plain Women’s Alliance, Immigration Working Group, Chair, Boston, MA, 11/2016-6/2017
Centro Romero, Domestic Violence Support Group, Facilitator, Chicago IL, 1/2009–7/2010
Entre Amigos, NGO Project Consultant, Nayarit, Mexico, 2/2008–6/2008
Humboldt Domestic Violence Services, Board of Directors, Eureka CA 5/2004–6/2005
Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Commission, Chairperson, Arcata CA 10/2003–6/2005
Pelican Bay State Prison Education Project, Program Director, Crescent City CA 7/2003–11/2005
Languages
Advanced Spanish, intermediate French, intermediate Turkish, market Krio, basic German